Back in the day, they used snail mail to keep in touch, but this most recent reunion was planned through texting and Facebook.

"It was very hard for us to come for the first week of the trial because they kept changing the dates," Julliette said. "We kept booking flights and canceling. But for us it was not really a question of if we would go, it was a question of when."

Standing behind tall orange cones and yellow caution tape, each carried a laminated sign that fans from their home countries helped make.

With bright blue-and-red writing, the signs demonized the doctor, calling him names such as "Dr. Death."

Moran said they do not plan to go inside the courtroom, even though they arrived around 6:30 a.m.

"We just want to show our support," Julliette said. "It was a lot of money. It got rescheduled four times.

"But we were able to travel before for concerts, so there was no doubt in our minds that we should also be here for this."